Directs the Secretary of the Army to furnish when requested an appropriate memorial headstone or marker to commemorate any member of the Armed Forces of the United States dying in the service, and any former member of the Armed Forces whose last service terminated honorably, and whose remains, for whatever reason, are not available for normal burial, for placement by the applicant in a national cemetery or in any private or local cemetery.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army to set aside, when available, suitable plots in the national cemeteries under their jurisdiction to honor the memory of members of the Armed Forces missing in action, or who died or were killed while serving in such forces and to honor the memory of any former member whose last service was terminated honorably, and whose remains, for whatever reason, are not available for normal burial. (Amends 24 U.S.C. 279a, 279d)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
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